Obituaries

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May 29, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Maxine Clayton

SPRINGFIELD — A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Springfield for Maxine Jean Clayton of Springfield, who died May 25 of age-related causes. She was 83. Inurnment will be at West Lawn Cemetery in Eugene.

She was born March 9, 1927, in Green Castle, Mo., to Andra and Ella Hills Carnagey. She married Aaron Clayton in 1955, in Reno. He died in 1990.

She worked in millwork and banking.

Survivors include a son, Stephen Clayton of Springfield; three daughters, Ramah Teigen, Pauline Randall and Glenda Shults, all of Springfield; a stepdaughter, Francis West of Texas; three sisters, Mildred Hoffman of Redmond, Wilma Cousins of Phoenix, Ariz., and Carol Kimball of Union; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. A son, James Randall, and a daughter, Sandra Randall, died previously.

Arrangements by Major Family Funeral Home in Springfield. Remembrances to Relay for Life or American Cancer Society.

Joyce Ferguson

A celebration of life will be held at a later date for Joyce Loomis Ferguson of Eugene, who died May 27 of age-related causes. She was 91.

She was born April 22, 1919, in Portland, to John and Hazel Johnson Loomis.

She married Macdonald Scott Ferguson on Oct. 1, 1943, in Portland. He died Sept. 9, 1987.

She graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Reed College.

She was a swimsuit model for Lipman, Wolfe and Jantzen; draft person at Willamette Iron & Steel for aircraft carriers during World War II. She also served as president of the Junior League of Eugene; attendance secretary for North Eugene and Sheldon high schools and media specialist for the 4-J school district.

Survivors include a daughter, Jan Lindsay of Eugene; a son, Scott of Eugene; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

A private graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 28, at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lebanon for Lorraine M. Greenman of Eugene, who died May 26 of cancer. She was 82.

She was born Nov. 28, 1927, in Carroll, Iowa, to Otto and Ester Robson Loeschen. She married Mervin “Bud” Greenman on June 25, 1948, in Lebanon. She was a bookkeeper, loan officer and escrow officer.

Survivors include her husband, Mervin; a son, Larry of Walton; two daughters, Colleen Greenman of Bend and Sharon Pride of Hemet, Calif.; three sisters, Shirley Mitchell of Alaska, and Lynette Monroe and Dianne Fraley, both of Sonoma, Calif.; and a brother, Gorden Loeschen of Corvallis.

Arrangements by Huston Jost Funeral Home in Lebanon. Remembrances to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lebanon.

Agnes Kennedy

COTTAGE GROVE — A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at St. Francis Mission in Toledo, Wash., for Agnes Kennedy of Cottage Grove, who died May 25 of age-related causes. She was 94.

She was born April 6, 1916, in Randle, Wash., to Thomas and Mary Kate Kelly Kelly. She married Robert Kennedy on May 1, 1940, in Morton, Wash. He died on May 12, 1978.

She worked at the McKellen Air Force Base during World War II. She was a bookkeeper for her husband’s lumber mill, a cook at Bandon schools and clerked at Coast to Coast Hardware. She also worked for Valley River Inn as a caterer.

Survivors include a son, Al of Cottage Grove; two daughters, Rosie Lilja of Cottage Grove and Trisha Morita of Portland; three brothers, Joseph, Kevin and Thomas Kelly; a sister, Margaret Menges; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove.

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